Wpływ Human Rights Act na definiowanie organu administracji publicznej w Wielkiej Brytanii – uwagi porównawcze
The impact of the Human Rights Act on the definition of a public authority in the United Kingdom

Summary/Abstract: The concept of a public authority is a central issue in every legal system since its operation may be challenged by judicial review. The definition of a public authority determines the effective possibility of challenging its activities and thus protecting the rights of citizens in courts. The subject of the paper is the Human Rights Act (HRA) adopted by the British Parliament in 1998 and its impact on the understanding of the concept of a public authority in British law. The article shows the development of the theory as well as case law of the British administrative law as a consequence of the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 to the domestic law. The paper illustrates the way of the United Kingdom form implementation to enforcement of the Convention and discusses how this process has changed the definition of the public authority. It was also pointed out that the notion of a public administration body in the HRA in the UK is narrower than that adopted in Polish law. Therefore, British citizens do not share the same protection against the bodies of the public administration before courts as individuals in the Polish legal system.

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